Jamie Dwight
Trinity School
Centre No: 51225
AS History Coursework Assignment
Part A: How far does the evidence of the sources provided suggest that Hitler succeeded in creating a Volksgemeinschaft?
“Good Times, Bad Times” By Ulrich Herbert, 1985, gives us the view that a successful Volksgemienschaft was produced. During the period of 1933 and 1939 Hitler managed the “reduction of unemployment, an economic boom, tranquility and order”. During this time people were also “guaranteed pay packets, order and KdF” All of which were part of a success in creating a “people’s society”. The lines “National Socialism’ makes them think merely of work” also suggest that Hitler did succeeded in creating a Volksgemienschaft as part of Hitler’s “people’s community” was that people should work in order to gain social benefits. The unreliability of this source is that it only reflects the opinions from West Germany, which is half of the population, it also does not give us a clear idea of who was asked in the survey. As if Aryan were asked then they would have a biased view, as the Volksgemienschaft was a “people’s community” for pure Germans.This source can also be unreliable in suggesting that Hitler succeeded in creating a Volksgemienschaft, as it is a memory written in 1985, a long time after Hitler’s reign.